Ironing-table.



J. F. SARGENT.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1912.

Patented May 26, 1914.

UNITED STATES JAMES F. SARGENT, 0F LOWELE, MICHIGAN.

IRONING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Application filed December 2, 1912. Serial N 0. 734,621.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES F. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lowell, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing tables, and its objects are: first, to provide a cheap and ready means for thoroughly bracing the legs of the table, and, second, to provide an ironing table that may be folded into the smallest possiblesp'ace for storing, and in such a manner that it is not'necessary to stand the board upon its end in such a way as to unnecessarily wear or soil the ironing sheet or padding that covers the table. I attain these objects by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the table. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the same folded in position to stand against a wall for storing. Fig. 3 is an endelevation of the table showing the relative positions of the legs. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a part of the top and the leg connecting elements showing how the legs at the broad end of the.

table are supported in their extended positions, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of one end of the top of the table, and of the elements by which the legs at the broad end of the table are secured thereto.

similg letters refer to similar parts The top A, of the table is made of the usual form of ironing table tops, and the legs B, at one endof the table are, preferably, made of two bent pieces secured to a firm cross piece or cleat G at their upper ends, and riveted or otherwise secured together near their longitudinal centers, as in dicated in Figs. 2 and 3, and the cleat G is hinged to the lower side of the top A so that these legs may be readily'placed either in the position shown in Fig. 2 for storing the table, or they may be placed in the position shown in Fig. 3 for supporting the top in its elevated position. These legs are only hinged to be actuated longitudinally of the top, but the legs E, atthe other end of the table are so attached that they may be adjustedboth longitudinally and laterally of the top, as follows: The support G is hinged to the lower side of the top by means of a hinge, as D, for longitudinal adjustment of the legs E, which, in turn, are pivotally secured to said support by bolts or rivets, as 9 so they may be spread laterally at the lower end, as shown in Fig. 3 and by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The stop J may be securely attached to, or it may be made integral with the support G. If attached to this support I find it well to pass'screws, as cl, through the support into the stop. This support and stop act a double purpose:

First, to hold the legs E firmly in their extended position, as indicated in Fig. 4, and,

second, to receive the bolt I, which is pro vided with a thumb screw head, I, at the upper end, and engages a nut i at the lower end, so that as it is passed through the table top A and the stop J and screwed firmly to place, the support G will be rigidly held, and with it the legs E, so that there can be no danger of swinging them on the hinge D, longitudinal of the top no matter howthe table may be shoved longitudinally on the floor. The cleat a is securely attached to the lower side of the top A to prevent the top from warping, and the cleat F is secured tothe legs E and the support G by means ofthe pivotal bolts 9 for the purpose, first, of holding the legs E from any lateral movement when extended, and, second, of holding the table top firmly in horizontal position when in use. The legs E are further held in lateral position, and braced by \means of the hinged straps e, of the form in coinmonuse in this line of construction. With the legs Eso firmly held in place, as hereinbefore described, and as indicated 1n Fig. 1, it will be readily understood that the legs B may be very rigidly supported by merely extending a suitable brace, as H, applied practically as shown in Flgs. 1 and 2, being there represented as pivotally connect- .ed with the support G as at g, and the other end'provided with a hook, as h, arranged to engage an eye, as b, on the legs B. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicate the position of the two pairs of legs when folded fiat beneath the top of the table, and the dotted lines on Fig. 5 represent the legs E and their accessories folded down parallel with the table top.

i, in Fig. 5, represents an iron washer 1n the upper surface of the top to resist the action of the bolt when being screwed firmly to place to hold the legs E rigidly in position, as hereinbefore described.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the cleat F removed from the upper ends of the legs E for the purpose of showing the construction of the upper ends of the legs, and of the stop J and the position of the hole 2' through which the bolt 1 passes.

At 70 I have shown a groove that is supposed to pass around the entire edge of the top A for the reception of a wire K which is sprung into place for the purpose of holding the padding or sheet K in place and thus avert the necessity of tacking or sewing it onto the table.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In combination with the top of an ironing table, legs pivotally secured to the lower surface of the top near one end and arranged to be folded parallel with the top toward one end thereof to form supporting legs for the table when in vertical position, a supporting block pivotally secured to the lower surface of the top near the other end and arranged to be folded down parallel with the top toward the center thereof, legs pivotally secured to said supporting block for lateral adjustment, pivotal supporting straps connecting said legs below the pivotal points, a stop block for said legs secured to the suppossess porting block, and a bolt passed through the top and the stop block to secure the supporting block and legs firmly to the top.

2. In combination with the top of an ironing table, legs pivotally secured to the lower surface of the top near one end and adapted to fold toward the end of the top and parallel therewith, a supporting block pivotally secured to the lower surface of the top near the other end and adapted to fold toward the center of the top and parallel therewith, a stop block securely attached to the supporting block adjacent to the table top, a bolt passing through the table top and the stop block to secure the supporting block firmly to the top, legs pivotally secured near one end to the supporting block for lateral adjustment and in position for the upper ends to engage the stop block when the lower ends are extended, jointed pivotal supporting straps connecting the legs below the pivotal points, a brace pivotally connected to the lower end of the supporting block and adapted to engage and firmly support the legs at the other end of the table.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 21st, 1912.

In presence of- I. J. CILLEY, JOHN W. Hnmmo. 

